Vice Chancellor's Message
Guru Nanak Dev University has come to be recognized as a harbinger of quality education and research in the region and has sprung to eminence nationally on account of its uncompromising quality and enviable feats. With the intent to continue its pursuit for excellence in academics and in research as well, we have conceived the idea of this Center for Data Analytics and Research. To take research from margins to mainstream in the region and country by equipping the researchers with latest knowledge about data and methods, the CDAR is an initiative to nurture the research potential. Research has become a means of survival today not just in academic circles but in every discipline and to create and provide a congenial and enabling environment for research we have come up with this center. Center will provide training to the interested and enthusiastic researchers and guidance in all research related issues to promote quality research in the country. This initiative in intended to provide assistance to all who have not been able to find answers to their queries and have the mettle to dive in the tumultuous waters of research which are invaded by aggressive forces of technology driven change. I wish all researchers the very best and hope this center helps them take the flight to success with better preparation.	Prof. (Dr.) Jaspal Singh Sandhu Vice Chancellor
Professor Incharge's Message (CDAR)
This Centre has been established with an objective of assisting researchers across the different disciplines in various aspects of data analysis such as cleansing, transformation and modeling so that the accumulated data can be used to deduce tangible conclusions. Besides, the Centre will also endeavor to develop novel strategies for data analytics and to act as catalyst for quantitative and qualitative enhancement of research in the region by providing support to the faculty, students and researchers.	Prof. (Dr.) Prabhjeet Singh Professor Incharge (CDAR)
Professor Incharge's Message (CDAR)
The current times are marked by forces of incessant change where technology and information are the drivers of disruptive innovations. The unique problem today is of abundance - plenty of information where essential needs to be sifted to create knowledge and add value. Researchers’ challenges are no different. In the times of upsurge of information, multiplicity of software and techniques, complexity of interactions and relationships, pressures to contribute to research landscape, the budding researchers feel the need for training, consultation, assistance and necessary skills to make the right decisions. The fleeting times of changing technology, diversity of research issues and diverse approaches to handle them, plethora of software and technologies can be better managed through a platform which dedicatedly focuses only on research issues. This platform will be provided by the Center for Data Analytics and Research. The Center aims to provide assistance and work towards research solutions to improve the research contribution of our talented researchers. Apart from training the young students and faculty from all disciplines on latest methods, software and technology the Center also intends to assist researchers address their research based problems deftly and make research a satisfying experience in competitive times of today.	Prof. (Dr.) Balwinder Singh Director (CDAR)